The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-16
Washington County.


REV. a. B. TRUAx held quarterly meeting
services at the Methodist church last Satur-
day and Sunday, preaching to a large and
interested audience Sunday afternoon and
evening. - Mrs. Currier will return with
her son-in-law, George Comings, to st.
Joseph, Mich, some time this week She
expects to make her home there in the
future. - Rev. j. F. Rhoades did not
exchange desks with Rev. j. n. Emery of
Bellows Falls last Sunday, as he was called
George Blanchard. - Rev. S. A. Parker
of Bethel preached in the Universaist
church last Sunday afternoon. - The
exchange with Rev. j. n Emery will take
place in the near future. - Nellie
French and Ralph Hopkins were married
last week Tuesday evening. They have
the best wishes of friends for future happi-
ness. - The preaching service at the
Methodist church will be held at 10: 10 A. NJ.
in future instead of the afternoon, as form
erly. - The Seminary students gave a
dramatic entertainment at the hall last
Saturday evening to quite full house.
- DIR. j. Henry jackson has sold the
Keith house, which he lately purchased and
moved on to portion of the same place, to
Dr. Reid of Montpelier. Consideration,
$1,000. - In the wrestling match be-
tween Dufur of Massachusetts and Decker
of Vermont the latter was the winning
man. - There is to be Thanksgiving
ball at the Park House the evening of the
23d instant. The Montpelier orchestra is to
furnish music.
Berlin.
Miss AGNES CHAFFEE of Albany, student
of the Methodist Seminary at Montpelier,
spent the Sabbath here with Miss Georgia
Crandall. - Mr.. Charles F. Dewey has
bought the James Hobart farm, near the
Center of the town, formerly known as the
Squire Knapp farm, - Alice G. Turner
of DuXbury finished successful term of
school in district No. last Friday. She
will also teach the winter term. - Five
couples of Professor Ober's singing class
took advantage of the sleighing last Satur-
day evening and went to Wrightsville and
visited Mr.. Ober's school there. They re-
port an enjoyable time and hope their visit
will be returned. - A. G.. Crandall is in
Cleveland, Ohio. 60 Dea. f. L. Andrews
has been very sick, but is now improving.
- The grange is to be revived again.
Cabot.
Miss ALMA ID. LEONARD closed success
ful and pleasant term of school at Lower
Cabot last Friday This made the twenty
eighth term she had taught school. 1t is
regretted that her health will not permit of
her teaching the winter term. She is to be
succeeded by Miss Alice T.. Hancock, a
teacher of large experience, of East Hard
wick. 80 An auction sale of personal
property and household goods is advertised
A. NJ,
the residence of the late Jason Britt, to
close out three estates. All in want of such
goods should not fail to attend. 60
Mrs. Benjamin Boyles is quite sick and
fears are entertained that she may not re-
cover, - The heavy snow of Thursday
last did considerable damage to the tele-
phone wires. - The widow of Calvin
Hill of Marshfeld has come here to live
with her brother-in-law, Henry Hill.
Calais.
THE school at Maple Corner will give an
entertainment Friday evening, consisting of
drama, entitled Turn of the Tide" fol-
lowed by farce, entitled Love of Bon
net" Cake and ice-cream will be served in
the course of the evening, -= Rev. S. c.
Hayford will preach at Maple Corner
school-house next Sunday at two o'clock
P. NJ, Subject, "The Nature of God"
|. John iY: Ii.
East Calais.
THE death of Sarah, widow of the late
Elias Smith, which took place November
2d, was through an oversight omitted in
last weeks items. Death came sud
denly, the deceased being apparently in her
usual health until couple of hours before
she died. 80 Mrs Eliza Wheelock, a
former resident of this place and familiarly
known as Aunt Eliza" died November
10th in Berlin and was brought here for
burial. Funeral services We're held in the
NhuiNh ouhudy moIuilP, lNtN. Il. warren
officiating, - Mrs. Cross has closed her
house for the winter and gone to Boston to
live with nephew - Lewis o. Leon
ard has rented the saw-mill of W. c. Peck
for the coming year and began work Mon
day. - The wind which followed the
snow-storm of Thursday night and Friday
made it difficult to Judge of the depth of the
snow, On Saturday it was variousy esti-
mated to be from twelve to fourteen inches.
North Montpelier.
REV. S. q. HAYFoRD will preach at Union
church next Sunday at eleven o'clock A. NJ.